Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. Members of the Trauma Care Coalition will hold a die-in and make statements at a City of Chicago hearing on whether to transfer parkland for the University of Chicago to build the Obama library. The group of Woodlawn youth activists, UofC students, clergy, nurses, doctors, and[Read More…]
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Reclaim MLK Day: A Youth of Color Led Rally & March to Reclaim a Leader’s Legacy on Jan. 15 at the Village Leadership Academy
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015 – On Thursday, January 15, an intergenerational coalition of activists and community members, led by youth of color, will hold a march and rally aimed at reclaiming the radical legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Grade schoolers, high school students, young adults, and longtime activists have[Read More…]
Indict the System on MLK Day, Jan. 15 in Federal Plaza
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015 — A group of lawyers, law students, and legal workers of color will gather in Chicago at the Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn) to indict the system on Thursday, January 15th at 12:00pm because “the system is not broken; it is doing exactly what it was designed[Read More…]
Park Forest Candidate Forum to be Held on Sunday, January 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area, in conjunction with the Nonpartisan Committee for Local Government will host a Park Forest Candidate Forum on Sunday, January 25 at 1 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Candidates for Village President,[Read More…]
Discussion of ‘The Four Agreements’ at UUCC’s February Healthy Living Session on Feb. 12
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a Healthy Living Session on Thursday, February 12 beginning at 1 p.m. Carol Wentz, Occupational Therapist, will summarize and lead a discussion of the book ‘The Four Agreements’ by author don[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Jan. 9, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2015. Mitch McConnell Raises the Possibility of a Grand Bargain with President Obama In his first major speech since becoming the new Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) challenged President Obama to work with him, hinting that he is interested in a “Grand Bargain.” McConnell outlined an[Read More…]
Gentrification Event Series to be Presented by We are/Somos Logan Square
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 7, 2015. On January 14th – 24th, 2015, We are/Somos Logan Square will unpack gentrification through a series of educational and participatory events to connect the residents of Logan Square, and beyond, to better understand how gentrification actually works and that is not a natural force or inevitable. We’ll[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ TalkPoverty to Launch New Radio Miniseries on SiriusXM Insight
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2015. Today, TalkPoverty.org—a project of the Half in Ten Education Fund at the Center for American Progress—announced that it will launch a new radio miniseries focused on building a more just economic movement and providing practical, immediate solutions that address poverty in the United States. TalkPoverty Radio will[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Directs State Agencies to Combat Severe Winter Weather, Jan. 5, 2015
Opens More than 100 Warming Centers; Readies State Plows in Anticipation of Snowfall; Urges Safety During Severe Low Temperatures CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2015. As Illinois battles severe low temperatures and anticipated snowfall, Governor Pat Quinn today is directing Illinois state agencies to be on high alert to help combat winter[Read More…]
Freedom to Marry Airs TV Ad on Marriage in Texas
Ad debuts as 5th Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to hear Texas marriage case New York –(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2015. Freedom to Marry began airing a statewide television ad this week in Texas featuring Fort Worth police officers who speak out in support of their gay colleague’s freedom to marry. The thirty-second ad[Read More…]
